Vanity case



Patented May 19, 1925.-

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' LOUIS TAMIS, OF NEW YORK, 1., .a'ssIcation.rro sonny-nan a, @MIS, 3 NEW rQSEDO m mas scaamam ass toms meals a ueation mea 0ctober'27, 19 24. Serial at). 746,001.

Toall whom it concern B'e i-t known 'that 1, (Lows l ams, a :citizen @of' 'the 'United States, and a resident: of New York borough of Manhattan, in the county f ilNew; *Yei k and *State U of New York," have made and i-n-vented 1 certain i new and useful improvements in Vanity Gases, v

7 its attached handle; and

of which the following is a specification;

My-xinyentienzrelatesto a vanity case and has for. its object to provide a case which is particularly adapted for thepresent style of ladies hair dressing,'in that-itrombines in a novel manner a ni-ir'ror and a-convenient size of comb. j

A further object is to provide a vanity case so constructed and arranged as to receive and house a comb" therein and especially adapted to prevent breakage or damage to the comb as it is being inserted within or withdrawn from the housing.

A further object is to provide a vanity case of pleasing appearance and with a portion of one edge of the case cut away, and

to provide in combination therewith a comb, the top of which is made similar to the edge of the case and when the comb is in place the top will exactly fill the cutaway portion of the edge, so that a neat and pleasing appearance Wlll be provided.

A further object is to provide a novel form of lock for holding the comb in place, and, with the comb so positioned, the handle of the comb will protrude beyond the side wall of the case and provide a convenient hook whereby the case may be secured to a chain or other suitable support.

With ;the foregoingjand other objects in view, my invention consists in the improved vanity case illustrated in the accompanying drawing and hereinafter described and claimed, and in such variations and modifications thereof as will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which'my invention relates, it being understood that changes may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit thereof.

The preferred embodiment of my inven-.

moved soas to illustrate the details of constructionof the case and the comb being illustrated in dotted linesin'anpartially re- I moved position;

hh gure 2 sl -a =v1ew-insecti-on taken 011 the line' 22-of l igure ,1, with the mirror place and th e comb removed;

F1g-ure'3 1satop plan view the case;

Eigure 4-is a-plan view of the 'comb with iFigure eis a detail viewin section of the comb and adjacent parts of the cas'ein WhiQlItheccO l b iS'positionedf i 1 'B-eferring specifically to the several Y views. wherein similar reference numerals desig nate corresponding parts throughout, the casmg 10 is composed of the back wall 11 and the side walls 12. The back and side walls are preferably formed of some precious metal, such as gold, and are suitably engraved so as to present a neat and pleasmg appearance. The front wall 13 is formed by the mirror 14 which is mounted in a suitable frame 15 which fits within and is rlgldly secured by the side walls 12, the side walls being preferably inclined or V shap2e, as more clearly illustrated in Figure a "One of theside walls is cut away at its center as illustrated at 16, which renders the interior of the case between the front and rear walls accessible for the housing or storage of the comb 17, as illustratedin dotted lines in Figure 1 and in full lines in igure 4:. The distance between the inner surfaces of the front and rear walls of the case is just suflicient to nicely contain the comb 17 therebetween. In order to prevent any danger of breakage of the comb during insertion within or-withdrawal from the casing, I provide two spacing springs 18, these at their ends by being soldered or project from the four corners of the casing and at their center portions extend parallel so as to bear against the comb and thus hold it against any side play and at the same time are adapted to hold the comb in alignment and prevent it from tilting either to one side or the other as it passes through the opening 16. Immediately adjacent the cutaway portion or opening 16, I provide a small housing 20, the side walls of which form a continuation of the edges of the opening 1.6 and thus prevent the teeth of the comb from catching or becoming broken as the comb is inserted within or withdrawn from the case.

At the upper extremity of the comb I provide the member 21 which is so shaped and designed as to form a continuation of the side wall of the case, and which member 21 has a handle 22 projecting thereabove. In order to lock the comb in position within the case, a suitable snap fastener 23 is provided, the upper extremity 24 projecting up within the handle and providing means 7 whereby the snap fastener may be released.

The snap fastener is further characterized by the pawl or dog 25 which is adapted to fit within the notch 26 within the back Wall of the casing and thus lock the comb in place.

With the parts as thus arranged, the handle 22 is not only adapted to serve for withdrawing the comb from the casing, but, in addition, forms a convenient means whereby the vanity case may be carried upon a chain or may be secured to other form of support. Further, the handle provides a convenient place for the gripping of the comb while being used.

Having thus described and explained my 1- invention, 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A vanity case comprising a receptacle having an opening'a-t one end, a comb adapted to pass through the opening, and inwardly bowed springs located interiorly of the receptacle and disposed one at each end of the opening and adapted to receive the comb between them, the end portions of the springs being confined at the corner portions of the receptacle.

Signed at New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 24: day of Sept, A. D. 1924.

LOUIS TAMIS.

Witnesses DELLA GOLDEN, ANN V. WALSH. 

